Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-19
n FAST TRAINS.

Stokes and Mr.. Dickins0n-Close Con
nections Between tho Northern Pacific
and Montana Union Trains.
The object OF the visit Of A. L. Stokes
General Agent of the Northern Pacific al
Helena, was to confer with Superintendent
Dickinson of the Montana Union, with
view of having prompt connection between
the trains of the two roads at Garrison
Mr.. Stokes is not yet able to give full par
ticulars OF the new schedule OF the Northern
Pacific all along the line, but he has tn
time of arrivals at Garrison, which he gav'
to q MINER reporter with other informa
ton as follows: The limited mail train
No. 1, leaving st. Paul at 4 p. M, will ar
rive at Garrison at 11:3O a. M, the second
day out. The local passenger, No. 5, leav
ing St. Paul at s a. M, will reach Garrison
about an hour and a half earlier than thu
limited, at 9:S5 a.. m. The time OF de
partures from Portland is not yet known
here, but the Eastbound limited, will
reach Garrison at OLD p. M, and the loca
at 1905 p. M. To make connections with
all these trains is a rather
PERPLExING PROBLEM
for Mr.. Dickinson, and at first glance il
would seem necessary to keep numerous
trains moving back and forth to accom-
plish the desired end. Mr.. Dickinson, how.
ever, is equal to the occasion, and as the
result of his calculations yesterday, a
train will leave here in the morning to con-
meet with the west bound trains on the
Northern Pacific, leaving Garrison on the
return at 11:3O a. M, arriving in Butte at
1:45 >. m. Passengers from the East for
Butte will therefore rome right through,
stopping at Garrison only % minutes. A
mixed train will leave Butte at about 4 p.
m. to connect with the east bound trains
on the Northern Pacific. There will be no
change in the .
HELENA ANT BUTTE
trains unless the evening train from Helena
should be set back two hours. reaching gar
rison at 11:45 and taking passengers for
Butte from the east bound limited No. 2.
The limited trains will stop at all import
ant points, including Heron, Thompson
Falls. MlssouIa, Drummond and Garrison
on the West. and Bozeman. Livingston. Bill.
lings. Miles City and G'endive on the East
of the Rockies. Second class passengers
will be allowed to travel on the limited
trains, but emigrants must take Nos. 8 and
6, as it is necessary for the limited trains
to run light, with as little rolling stock as
possible. Th. running time of the limited
trains between Garrison and St. Paul will
stops. This is a high speed for q Western
road, but the Northern Pacific, especially
east OF the Rockies. is in such a good o
dition that there will be no danger in in.
c~reasing the speed to that rate. The West
ern divisions are being rapidly improved,
by replacing all large wooden trestles with
iron and putting the road generally in
first-class condition.
ROCKY FORK & o CITY.
Messrs. E. NJ. Wilson & Co., of Helena,
have been awarded the contract to con
struct a temporary bridge across the yell
lowstone. for the Rocky Fork Cooke City
Railroad. 1t will be a wagon bridge, to
the passage Of teams carrying
supplies and materials. The contract for
the railroad bridge will be let very soon.
The point of divergence from the Northern
has not yet been decided on. 1t
will be somewhere near Laurel Station.
is about thirteen miles west of
Billings. To secure q continuous
grade from the coal banks the
branch should diverge from the Northern
Pacific at some distance east OF Laurel,
otherwise that portion Of the branch north
of the Yellowstone would be on a rather
sharp adverse grade.
1t is stated that the Manitoba will not
any through passenger trains from st.
Paul to Helena until nextspring. A mixed
train will be run between St. Paul and
Great Falls and annther from Great Falls
to Helena.